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    Oi W.

    OMG I came out with my cheeks hurting from laughing so much! I don't know how the cast keeps a straight face. Kudos to the amazing cast! This was a fun night out. I highly recommend everyone to see this play. If you're not in the NY area, then lookout for the traveling troupe to come to your area.

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    Robert E.

    This show was hilarious! the seating was comfortable and can be seen at all spots, the staff is friendly and the theater is clean. Enough of that will have you rolling your seats and keep you on your toes and it could not be disappointing. Highly suggest anybody go see it.

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    Seth W.

    Hilarious, slapstick comedy that has the crowd roaring in laughter throughout the show. Even when we knew the gag that was going to happen, we just laughed and laughed. Such a relaxing and enjoyable way to spend two hours.

    Kseniya K.

    Small, intimate theater that allows you to see the sweat on the actors' brows. We got lucky with front and center seats through our Groupon tickets, just like last time we visited for a different play, a year ago. We were the youngest audience members. Everyone else was in their 50's and up. The show is about a British theater company that is putting on a murder mystery performance, but everything goes wrong. The performers keep forgetting their lines, the props fail, the set falls apart, music gets mixed up, actors gets "injured." Such kind of staged humor is not everyone's cup of tea. Wasn't as funny to us as it seemed to other, older guests in the audience. Very talented crew, appreciated their hard work. Just not my type of show. Although, the second act does get funnier and more surprising. The ending got me jumping from my seat as, the bold surprises with the stage set malfunctions definitely made me laugh and exclaim in wonder. Overall, do recommend but be aware of the format of this staged humor performance.

    Samantha W.

    Wow a lot of effort went into the actors and actresses of this play's performance. Hats off to them - what a physically challenging play. The play is very fun and different because it has a certain amount of audience participation and a lot of breaking the 4th wall. The play has a mixture of predictable but also unexpected humour. I do think some aspects of the play were dragged out - it could probably be done in 30 min less than it was. Lastly the play is part of 20at20 promotion - where for certain weeks in the year you can get tickets for $20 right before the show! That's what we did and it was well worth it.

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    The show was great acting was amazing! I have already seen it 2 times! It is a comedy

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    Terrific hilarious play....the 4 of us laughed so hard throughout the play. Highly recommend you go see it....the cast did a terrific job.

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